West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-03-31
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The experiments made ny the French Gov.
eminent with the self-steering torpedo at
Toulon. have resulted in failure.
Germany has refused to participate either
In the industrial or art sections OF the Parts
International exhibition Of 1889.
Hyatt Smith, OF Evansville, Wis, has suei
tho Chicago, Milwaukee aud st. Paul Rail.
way Company for the recovery of Sl0s 400.
In the bOodler Cleary's case, in NV York
city. the jury failed to agree, being equally
divided for and glinst conv. cion, and were
discharged.
The Consul General in Canada OF the Ar.
gentine Republic has been notified by his
Government Of the disappsarance OF cholera
from the principal ports Of that country.
The strike on the Mahoning division Of the
New York, Pennsylvania aud Ohio Railroad
has been declared off. The men, whore they
can do 30 will return 10 work at the com
pany's terms
The evictors have literally g. into hot
water In Ireland. The police who at.emD,eI
TO evict soms tenants at CArr.cxmlcro,,
while removing barbados at the cottages
received ON their heads several bucketfuls OF
boiling-hot water.
AT Methodist Episcopal donation held in
school-houso at Hittville, near Utica.
the hOor gave way and ten or fifteen perso is
were severely injured, being bruised, burned
and scalded and sustaining fracture, OF the
limbA None Of the injured persons hay,
died thus far.
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Fighty-tve men were eutombed by the
explosion in the Bulls Colkery. The acc.
dent occurred In tunnel mile and a half
from the mouth OF the pi' Seven b,ii,s
have been recovered. The tunnel ia b,ocxe
by the debris caused by the explosion,
It is reported the Chinese Governm mt ha,
concluded a loan OF 5JJ,CO),OOO marks with
German fnanciers at 81 per cent. It is
stated the Bank Of Japan will increase il,
capital from 1OOOO,OOO to 10000, 10 yen.
yen Is about equal to dollar
The President has appointed O car S
Strauss, Of New York, TO he Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipjt larry of the
United States to Turkey; Harold NJ ,rsh Sc
wall, OF Maine, Consul General OF the United
states at Apia, and N. j. George, OF Tenne,>
see, Consul of the United States at Charlotte
town, p. f. l.
The schooner George s. Richardson has
been capsizsd in Chesapeake Bay Off the
mouth OF Pungetongue creek Her crew OF
live men were drowned, the heavy sea pre-
venting persons who sighted h,r from shore
from reaching her. When the storm abated
United States revenue cutter come down
and pulled the schooner ashore.
1t is reported that a combination Of
wealthy men inc!uiing Senator Payne. of
Ohio, Eratus Wiman, OF New York, and Jas
McLaren, OF Ottawa, is being formed TO con.
troll all the valuable iron ore deposits in Can.
ada, now said TO be the richest in the world
More than two thirds Of the r, CURED capital
or SlO,OOJ,OOJ has been paid in.
Canadian finances are shown by Sir Chas.
upper, the present minister, to be in a bad
shape. The public debt Is over $500 OCOOOl
an increase Of oyer $50 900 the last fiscal
year. o. the outstanding bonds it is estima.
ted that Canadians hold &2J,OJO, 900, Uni,ci
states So, 100000, England 90, 60, 100. Ger.
many 100000, AMI France, $1,000. OCO
The average rate of interest is ~ per cent.
All the passengers ot the steamer Scotia
were safely landed at New York.
While drilling forgas at New Washington,
Clinton county, Ohio, thick vein Of coal
was struck.
Frank Kerner was convicted OF murder in
The second degree, al Reading, Pa, for kill.
ing his wife
Edward Whelnn, Of Newburg, N. Y. is
added to the list Of dead OF the BuRao hste
Gre, making 10
A preacher at Aullvllle, Mo- was flnei $40
and costs for kissing lady Of his congrega-
lion against her will.
A witness has given direct evidence against
John Arensdorf in the Haddock murder casa
at Sioux City, Iowa.
twenty-five thousand dollars worth O,
gambling appar 4tu, was burned at New York
police headquarters on Saturday.
l. n. Williams Secretary Of the Wisconsin
Shoe Complny is uidsr arrest at Janesville
charged with embezzling S 600
Mary L. Gala CHER a young LADY from
East S1ginlw, married June K Klmaia,
japanese medical student at Ann Arbor.
Suit has been institu OF again,s w. J.
stokes, former Pension Agent for Tennessee,
~ ~ NAaN So nLpA bAao ~ us hEOouuba OF
sS7l,3J4.
A building use "a paint shop, insi 10 the
walls Of the pr.sol, al Jackson, Mica, was
destroyed by fire. AS ampeds OF the prison.
FRS was narrowly avoided
President F,tz serall, Of the Irish Nitional
League Of Americs, has Issued an appeal to
he American pubic for thu protest OF hus
manity against the further persecution Of the
Irish people by ths British Government
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed
bill requiring the railway companies N fur.
ash annual passe', good To Wisconsin, 70 all
members OF the Legislature. elective State
Ulcers aud mem J5rs Of tho Courts OF
Record
Flank Roland the expert safe burglar,
who robbed the safe OF tss Southern express
s)mpany At Bdnkley, Ark., in D.cenb1r.
1885, was sentenced by the Mjnroo county
Ark, court TIA term Of I've years in the peI.
iteutiary,
Circuit Curt ia lzeg have decided that Ga
Findlay o. Gas CJmplny b as no franchise
u the s.ro5Js Tor natural gls, ani that the
sisy has no right b issue bonds for the pro.
iuciion aui distribution q, gas without the